Birdsall trial begins in San Bernardino
Rose Marie Birdsall a 24 year old former Long Beach waitress goes on trial for the vodka bottle slaying of her brother in law Warren L Eddenfield in January on Mt Baldy road. The defense will contend she was defending her honor and pleas include innocent and insanity.
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San Bernardino
Superior Court
Rose Marie Birdsall
Long Beach
Miss Birdsall
Warren L
Tuffy) Eddenfield
Mt. Baldy
Ruth Eddenfield
Offi
Eddenfield
Eleven Believed Lost In Ship Sinking Near Nantucket
In Nantico, Conn, June 11, a 30 foot cruiser named Jack ran for shelter as a squall hit Long Island Sound. It struck a submerged lobster pot and Coast Guard officials reported that 11 of the 14 aboard were drowned.
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Nantic
Conn
Jack
Long Island Sound
Coast Guard
Farmers Strike Over Meat Prices Echo Detroit Car Tie Up
Farmers stage a stoppage to protest what they call unreasonably low meat prices, likening the move to Detroit streetcar strikes. The public faces inconvenience as supply and pricing conflicts ripple across households and markets.
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Detroit
Mists Hide Reds From Allied Guns
Chinese Communist forces retreated north from Chorwon in North Korea as weather aided their withdrawal. Eighth Army reports indicate 4000 troops pulled back from Chorwon with columns moving toward Inje and Kumhwa, while Allied advances met stiff resistance near Kumsong in a wider push across the triangular staging area.
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Tokyo
Row Triangle
North Korea
Chorwon
Eighth Army
Inje
Kumhwa
Kumsong
Driver Sleeps While Car Makes Like Acrobat
Aldrete, 35, drove while asleep in a wild chain of collisions near Normandie Avenue and Harbor General Hospital. The car smashed a fence, struck a power pole, jumped a raised road, hit a car on Carson Street, and landed in the center lane before colliding with a parked vehicle. Aldrete said he had only two hours sleep and officials noted his foot on the accelerator. Witnesses placed speed around 70 mph at times.
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Aldrete
San Pedro
Normandie Ave
Harbor General Hospital
Carson St
Five Die as Fire Sweeps Waterfront at Guantanamo Base
Havana dispatch reports a gasoline fire on the Guantanamo Bay waterfront killed at least five sailors and five other men, injuring 11. The blaze, sparked by a gasoline leak from a tank, sent a 100 foot wall of flame along a mile of water, with investigators noting no sabotage.
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Havana
Cuba
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo
Naval Anchorage
Washington
Navy de
Partment
Avy
Navy
Family Feud Over TV Wrestling Match
Police were called to a Surfline Ave address to quell a riotous family argument sparked by a televised wrestling match. The family argued over the outcome of Wrestler Danny McShain and settled their dispute with a non-title tussle, with Officers Williams Rhoads and Eugene Ivory arriving to restore order.
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Williams Rhoads
Eugene Ivory
Surfline Ave
Danny McShain
Polio Cards Will Be Distributed in California
In San Francisco Dr. Wilton L. Halverson state public health director met with L. M. Giannini March of Dimes chairman to plan distribution of polio pointers. Halverson urged parents to place the 1957 polio pointers prominently at home and follow the 12 important rules.
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San Francisco
M—Ans
Wilton L. Halverson
L. M. Giannini
March of Dimes
Halverson
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Young Thespasser
Margaret Ryan
San Luis Obispo
Leonard D. Ray
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Acme Telophuto
Drew Sor
Nay Tucker
Railio
Televiston
U.S. Base
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